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Good choice with Gods and Generals. I just finished that last week! I had read killer angels long ago. I am in the midst of trying to read everyone of Shaaras books. Currently, I am reading The Rising Tide, the first of 4 books on World War 2. This book is the first and centers on the War in Africa against Rommel. I have also already read the 4th book.

I will be reading Gone for Soldiers when I finish with all these.

If you love history, then Jeff Shaara is the best author for you.

I've read all his books. Also read his book on Shiloh if you are a Civil war guy

The thing that bugged me about that book was that Blomkvist's daughter Deleted spoiler that shows up when you quote

Didnt she go to a religious school and they had just finished studying one of the passages referenced, then they used that to reference the rest of them? She recognized them (the numbers) as an archaic way of referencing the pentateuch (the first five books in the Hebrew Bible) it used a five digit number to specify book/chapter/verse instead of saying Lev 20:16 they used 32016, the first digit is the book then next two is chapter and third is verse...I don't believe the country was particularly religious as a whole at that point in time

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Just finished this one last night. It was a quick and very interesting book. I was happy that it talked about a lot more than just the bin Laden raid. It was cool to see how their tactics evolved over the course of the war.

I remember all the controversy with this book, and after reading it, I suppose I could see where the DoD would be upset about its un-vetted publication.